maskasiy

Plains Cree

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *meškašya.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmʌs.kʌˌsij]
• Hyphenation: mas‧ka‧siy

Noun

maskasiy anim (plural maskasiyak, Syllabics ᒪᐢᑲᓯᐩ)

1. nail

Declension

Possessive inflection of maskasiy (stem: -askasiy-)

		singular	plural
Indefinite		maskasiy	maskasiyak
Singular	First person	naskasiy	naskasiyak
	Second person	kaskasiy	kaskasiyak
	Third person	waskasiya	waskasiya
	Obviative	waskasiyiyiwa	waskasiyiyiwa
Plural	First person (excl.)	naskasiyinân	naskasiyinânak
	First person (incl.)	kaskasiyinaw	kaskasiyinawak
	Second person	kaskasiyiwâw	kaskasiyiwâwak
	Third person	waskasiyiwâwa	waskasiyiwâwa
	Obviative	waskasiyiyiwa	waskasiyiyiwa

References

• Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains‎^[1], University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 313